Bomb-thrower.



A. A. M. ZORN.

BOMB THROWER.V APILICATION FILED SEPT- 30. 19.15..

l l 95,834. Pafened Sept. 5, 1916.

.NVENTOR ATTORNEY ADOLFH A. M. ZOB/N, OF CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS.

BOMB-THROWER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 19H5.

Application led September 30, 1915. ,s Serial No. 53,337.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADoLFH A. M. ZoRN, citizen of Germany, residing at Chatsworth,

in the county of Livingston and State of ships, aeroplanes and other machines thatv navigate the air.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a means whereby an accurate aim may be obtained prior to a release of the bomb,

A further object of the invention is to associate with a device of the character described a telescope attachment whereby the object below may be relatively enlarged to in this manner insure accuracy of aim.

I further contemplate a novel means for relcasably holding the bomb within a suitable guide tube or barrel therefor prior to ejcction The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

ln describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawin wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several viewsl and in which Figure 1 is an elevation ol the bomb throwing device; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view; and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view.

letcrriug now to the drawings by numerals, l designates the guide tube or barrel of the bomb throwing device which, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 2 of the drawings, is provided with a vsmooth surt'aced bore. pcnings or apertures are formed in the barrel l at substantially diaunetrically opposite points to provide l'or passage therethrough of extensions I formed on relatively movable bomb supporting devices 4. llach of the mentioned devices 4 is pivotcd at a point intermediate its ends as indicated at 5 to an arm G attached to thc barrel 1. H'andles-T arglQl-mcd upon Carli olY the 1117011- tioned devices 4 that the extensions 3 thereof may be Withdrawn from the apertures 2 by movement of said handle against tension of a spring 8 interposed therebetween.

A sight tube 9 is disposed in parallelism with the barrel 1 and at one'rside thereof, bands 10 attached to said barrel and to said sight tube affording a support means for the latter. The mentioned tube is enlarged at one end as indicated at 11 to receive a telescope devicethat an accurate aim may be obtained prior to operation of the devices 4 in a .bomb throwing operation.

In use, the bomb is inserted into the bore of the barrel 1 `at the top thereof, the extensions 3 contacting with said bomb to afford a support means therefor until a proper aim has been obtained. Subsequent to the obtention of the proper and accurate aim, the handles 7 of the devices 4 are moved,l as suggested, against tension of the spring 8, such movement releasing the bomb by withdrawing the extensions 3 from engagement therewith and permitting the bomb to gravitate'or fall.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it is apparent that a bomb throwing operation will be facilitated to a material extent; that the telescope attachment will enlarge the object and thus 4facilitate accurate aim ;y and that the entire operation ot' the device in question is controlled through manipulation of the devices 4.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the lrawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, .l desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claim.

llaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure b Letters Patent, ist y ln a bomb dropping device, a barrel having openings 'formed therein at substantially diametrically opposite points, a4 support member comprising annular spaced members surrounding the barrel and connected by an integrally formed arm which isextcnded up- Wardly, a bomb supporting device comprising vco-acting relatively movable members pivoted to the extension and having oppositely disposed extensions, extended through the openings, handles adapted lto separate the extensions `to release the bombs, -a springdisposed between the handles, and a second set of annular. members formed in# tegrally with the rst set for embracing and supporting a telescope In testimon whereo I aix my signpture in presence o two Witnesses.

. ADOLFH A. M. ZORN. Witnesses: f

J W. GARRITY, JAS. 'A. MAUmzEN.

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